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Lack of Snow, Crisis Threaten Bulgaria’s Winter Tourism

Lack of Snow, Crisis Threaten Bulgaria’s Winter Tourism

Bulgaria is no different than the common trend of decline in the number of reservations for winter vacations, according to the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Traicho Traikov. Traikov spoke for the media Friday, after being asked to comment on fears of the tourist sector about a decline of bookings from Russian and UK [...]

Amid Court Claims, Russia Offers ‘Unique Bargain’ for Bulgarian Belene NPP

Amid Court Claims, Russia Offers ‘Unique Bargain’ for Bulgarian Belene NPP

Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom‘s price offer for Bulgarian Belene NPP is spectacularly low and Bulgaria should hasten to accept it, said Rosatom‘s vice-director Kirill Komarov. “Taking into account the raging economic crisis in Europe, we have made a very attractive proposal for Belene. It is hard to believe that we will ever make such [...]

Bulgaria’s EconMin Vows Bulgartabac Buyer to Be Known ‘Soon’

Bulgaria’s EconMin Vows Bulgartabac Buyer to Be Known ‘Soon’

The name of the actual buyer of the State-owned cigarette-maker monopoly Bulgartabac is going to be revealed very soon, Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, promised. Speaking Saturday from the Black Sea city of Varna, Traikov, however, stressed that the most important issue was who the investor is, not the buyer. He added that there [...]

Death Toll Expected to Rise in Russia’s Sunken ‘Bulgaria’ Riverboat

Death Toll Expected to Rise in Russia’s Sunken ‘Bulgaria’ Riverboat

A total of nine bodies have been discovered since the Russian “Bulgaria” boat sank Sunday, with local authorities claiming there is little chance for survivors to be found. A total of 80 people have been rescued, but scores are still missing after the two-deck river cruiser sank in the Volga river. Chances that any survivors may [...]

Bulgaria Wants to Freeze Belene Nuclear Project Again

Bulgaria Wants to Freeze Belene Nuclear Project Again

Bulgaria has demanded that Belene nuclear project is frozen for another three months as of July, the energy and economy minister announced on Friday. “We have proposed a three-month delay so that we have time to catch up with the so-called back office work,” Minister Traicho Traikov said at a conference about the energy infrastructure, [...]

Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov: Bulgaria Now Has the Foreign Policy of a ‘Grown-up’ EU Member

Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov: Bulgaria Now Has the Foreign Policy of a ‘Grown-up’ EU Member

Exclusive interview with Nikolay Mladenov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, for Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). Nikolay Mladenov was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria by the 41st National Assembly on January 27th 2010. Between July 2009 and January 2010 he was Minister of Defense of the Republic [...]

HSBC Gets EUR 2 M Consulting Contract for Bulgaria’s Belene NPP

HSBC Gets EUR 2 M Consulting Contract for Bulgaria’s Belene NPP

The Bulgarian government has signed a consulting contract with UK-based company HSBC for the financial analysis for the project for the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant. Bulgaria‘s Cabinet and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in particular have made it clear that the results from HSBC’s financial appraisal of the Belene project, i.e. whether it [...]

Japan’s World League Volleyball Match Moved to Bulgaria

Japan’s World League Volleyball Match Moved to Bulgaria

Japan‘s World League volleyball games against Bulgaria, Germany and Russia have been moved to the respective country over nuclear fears following the disaster in Fukushima. Japan‘s Pool B opponents have informed the country’s Volleyball Association they will not travel to Japan after the government raised its nuclear crisis at its stricken Fukushima plant to the [...]

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